Afghan Biographies
Sarhadi, Abdullah
Name | Sarhadi, Abdullah |
Ethnic backgr. | Pashtun |
Date of birth | |
Function/Grade | Former Taliban leader |
History and Biodata |
This file contains two Sarhadis: Jaland Abdullah Sarhadi from Kandahar and Mullah Abdullah Sarhadi.
3. Biodata Jaland Abdullah Sarhadi: It is widely believed among the Taliban rank and file that it was the information extracted from these two men that led to the capture of Mullah Obaidullah, the former Taliban defense minister and close confidante of Taliban leader Mullah Omar on 20070303. A surprising and sudden wave of raids and arrests by Pakistani security forces on militant bases and hide-outs in 2007 came around the same time as Sen. Carl Levin, the Democrat who served as chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, was calling for direct U.S. military intervention against al-Qaida and Taliban sanctuaries inside Pakistan.
3. Biodata: |
Last Modified | 2016-01-11 |
Established | 2012-12-10 |